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Medical Device Compliance & Certification Summit – Why It Matters?

Medical device and diagnostic compliance expectations are shifting earlier in the product lifecycle. IEC 60601 and related standards are no longer something teams can “handle at test.” Regulators increasingly expect standards interpretation, risk decisions, and test strategy to be visible and justified during design reviews and technical documentation development.

This shift is showing up in real ways – deeper design reviews, tougher pre-submission questions, and increased scrutiny of how standards were applied, not just whether a final test report exists.

Operating room with C-arm imaging system and surgical robot – medical device compliance context

To address this reality, Eisner Safety Consultants (ESC) is working with Nemko to deliver a three-day, in-person Medical Device Compliance & Certification Summit focused on how standards, testing, and regulator expectations intersect in real programs.

A focused, three-day program for engineering, regulatory, and compliance teams navigating IEC 60601, IEC 61010, EMC and RF requirements, certification strategy, and regulator guidance documents across FDA, EU, and other markets.

In-Person Training & Live Workshops

February 2–4, 2026
Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort, 3075 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad, CA 92008

Designed for teams preparing new medical devices or diagnostics for market, working through recurring EMC or RF failures, or tightening FDA or EU MDR technical documentation ahead of submission or surveillance review.

Registration Summit Details

Who this summit is designed for

  • Electrical, EMC, RF, and systems engineers
  • Regulatory affairs and quality professionals
  • Product and compliance managers
  • Medical device and diagnostic startups preparing first submissions
  • Teams facing test failures, redesigns, or certification delays

What attendees will learn

  • How regulators evaluate standards application, not just test outcomes
  • Future impacts of IEC 60601-1, 4th edition concepts on design controls
  • Essential Performance and its role in risk management and review discussions
  • How EMC and RF strategies influence certification timelines
  • When IEC 61010 applies to diagnostic and laboratory equipment
  • Cybersecurity expectations under FDA and EU MDR
  • How guidance documents shape FDA and EU technical file expectations

How Eisner Safety Consultants Can Help

As regulatory expectations increase, delays are often caused by unclear standards interpretation, weak traceability between design decisions and requirements, and technical documentation that does not explain why choices were made.

Eisner Safety Consultants works with medical device, diagnostics, and combination device manufacturers every day to translate IEC 60601, IEC 61010, and related standards into practical design inputs, defensible test strategies, and documentation that aligns with FDA, EU, and other regulator guidance documents.

Registration Summit Details

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Podcast Feature

From engineer to “The IEC 60601 Guy” — my story and practical tips

I joined Duane Mancini on the Project Medtech Podcast to share how I became known for IEC 60601, why the series is a roadmap you can follow, and what 4th Edition changes mean for design, QMS, and documentation.

Episode 235

Project Medtech Podcast Episode 235 – Leo Eisner
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A quick personal note

Nobody starts at the top as “The IEC 60601 Guy.” My path ran through early days at NASA, many years in test labs, and deep work in standards committees. What stuck with me is simple — stay curious, do the work, and show the work. That’s how we turn a dense standard into a practical plan.

Key takeaways from the episode

On the Project Medtech Podcast with Duane Mancini, M. Sc., I shared my genesis story of how I became known as The “IEC 60601 Guy”. Duane asked me to give listeners a 101 course on the IEC 60601 series, and I explained how I strive to “de-Greek” or demystify the standard series, and gave a preview of the big shifts coming in 4th Edition.

The “big picture” structure of the general standard, collateral standards, and particular standards

How lifecycle standards (risk management, usability, software) compare to type test standards in the 60601 family

Tangible changes to watch in the upcoming 4th Edition: clearer alarm requirements and impacts on design, QMS, & documentation

Why leaning on experts (internal or external) is key to getting this right for the impacts of 4th Edition

My goal is to “de-Greek” the process and show that IEC 60601 can be a roadmap 🗺, not a riddle

Whether you’re new to standards or a seasoned MedTech veteran, this episode shows how to approach IEC 60601 as a roadmap you can follow, instead of a riddle you can never quite solve.

What peers said

“If you want to know more about IEC 60601, Leo is the resource to go to … I recommend this episode to everybody working with medical electrical equipment.”

— Beat Keller

“Great to see how you became such an expert … I hope your story inspires young professionals to invest in becoming experts themselves.”

— Ronald Boumans

“It’s amazing that you covered the difference between process and test standards — there’s still a lot of confusion out there.”

— Tibor Zechmeister

Continue the discussion on this topic on LinkedIn

How We Can Help

If your team needs help with the IEC 60601 Series, or mapping the 4th Edition into your design controls, QMS, labeling, or testing strategy, my team at Eisner Safety Consultants and I are ready to support you.

Schedule a call with me, Leo, the IEC 601 Guy

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Impacts on IEC 60601-1, 4th Ed. – Webinar Recap and Industry Reactions

Insights from 110+ MedTech professionals on the upcoming 4th Edition and its impact on design controls, QMS, and labeling.

On August 15, 2025, I had the privilege of presenting the Impacts on IEC 60601-1, 4th Edition webinar as part of MLVx Friday In-Focus. The turnout was incredible, with more than 110 MedTech professionals from around the world joining. Startups, SMEs, large manufacturers, test labs, and regulators were all represented.

We unpacked the drivers and major changes in the upcoming 4th Edition, and the discussion didn’t stop when the webinar ended. Some of the most valuable insights came afterward in the LinkedIn conversations that followed.

👉 See the replay post and comments here on LinkedIn
👉 And the prior post: Major changes to IEC 60601-1, 4th Ed. are closer than you think

What the Industry Is Talking About

From the comments and follow-up conversations, four major themes stood out:

  • SME vs Large Corp Burden – Smaller companies worry the 4th Edition requirements could hit them harder than large corporations with more resources.
  • National & International Committee Involvement – Many are realizing that participating in standards development, even at the national level, gives manufacturers a seat at the table. Being involved internationally is even more powerful if you can swing it.
  • Rationale Behind Requirements – The Design Specification requires a rationale for each requirement of the standard. This is not fully addressed in Ed. 3.2, so the change should help improve industry understanding of the standard going forward.
  • Impacts on Design Controls, QMS, and Labeling – These changes are not just “paper exercises.” They will reshape how manufacturers approach design controls, QMS integration, and labeling processes across the entire product lifecycle.

Replay Video

If you missed the live session or want to revisit the details, here’s the full webinar replay:

👉 Download the slides here

Why This Matters

As the IEC 601 Guy, I’ve been deeply involved in the development of IEC 60601-1, not just for this edition but also for the previous edition. The 4th Edition is shaping up to be one of the most impactful yet, especially in how it connects to design controls, supplier oversight, and QMS processes.

Conversations like these are important because they highlight the real-world concerns of manufacturers, regulators, and test labs. They help ensure implementation of the standard is proactive, not reactive.

How We Can Help

If your team needs help mapping these 4th Edition changes into your design controls, QMS, or testing strategy, my team at Eisner Safety Consultants and I are here to support you.

🔗 Schedule a call with me, Leo, the IEC 601 Guy. My team & I are here to support your needs.

Keep the Conversation Going

Standards only evolve when industry voices are active. I encourage you to:

Together, we can make sure these changes lead to safer devices, smoother regulatory pathways, and stronger compliance strategies.

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Once the 4th Edition is published, redesigns and QMS updates will be far more costly.

Direct insights from someone in the development of IEC 60601-1, 4th Edition

Get an insider’s view of the upcoming changes, their real-world impact, and how to prepare, from someone directly involved in developing the standard.

Event Recap – MLVx Friday In-Focus

On Friday, August 15, the MLVx Friday In-Focus with Sean Smith brought together Leonard (Leo) Eisner, The IEC 60601 Guy, and 110+ professionals from around the globe, including the UK, Romania, US, France, Switzerland, Germany, Finland, and Pakistan, representing medtech manufacturers, regulators, test houses, and standards developers.

We focused on the impact of IEC 60601-1, 4th Edition, the global standard that defines safety and essential performance for medical electrical equipment, and what’s coming that many companies are still not prepared for.

The highlight was an impromptu expert panel with leaders in risk management, software, cybersecurity, regulatory submissions, and combination devices. Together, we tackled questions from every angle, sharing real-world insights on design, testing, and compliance challenges. The discussion showed exactly what’s possible when top experts collaborate to help the industry prepare for disruptive change.

(Full presentation available for download at the bottom of this post.)

Unlock Your IEC 60601-1 Insider Advantage

  • Mitigate Risks: Spot disruptive changes early, prevent costly redesigns, and align documentation ahead of competitors
  • Accelerated Compliance: Seamlessly integrate evolving requirements into your development pipeline
  • Leadership Insight: The IEC 60601 Guy and our expert team track areas of interest for your organization based on draft documents
  • Behind Closed Doors: Access knowledge while it’s still being developed
  • Ready to Leap Ahead? Let’s turn this insider pipeline into your 4th Edition fast-track

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If you missed the live session, this recap and presentation will help you understand what’s coming — and more importantly, how to prepare.

MLVx Impact of IEC 60601-1 4th Ed FINAL Vers 2025-08-15 compressed for websiteDownload

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Posted on LinkedIn June 19, 2025. Updated with extra blog content June 25, 2025.

Over the last two weeks – and with a Friday night (6/20/25 Geneva time – late) finale still to come – we’ve seen CD1s and CD2 (WG 47 ONLY) fly out for Fragments 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12 from WG 41 through WG 48, but for WG 45.

This is not just standards spring cleaning – these are foundational changes to the IEC 60601-1 General Standard, folding the Collateral standards into the core. If you have medical electrical equipment, medical electrical systems or software SaMD or SiMD you need to be aware of these changes. If you’re a manufacturer, test lab, trade association, Notified Body, Regulator or other interested party who owns a risk file… you need to review this.

These fragments cover hazards related to: • Electrical, mechanical, thermal, and fire • Software & PEMS (SaMD, SiMD, firmware, OS…) • EM Disturbance, wireless coexistence, ionizing radiation, and electromagnetic exposure (EMF)

🕐 The International comment deadlines start closing August 29th, with more due by September 12th. National deadlines close much sooner (does your summer holiday schedule conflict?🍹🏝)

📎 Don’t wait for the FDIS – get involved now or get caught off guard later.


👉 Read the full breakdown of all Working Groups, due dates, and what you should do now:

Here’s the who’s who of the Working Groups behind the fragments with CD1 to issue 20 July:

• WG 41 – PEMS (e.g., SaMD (Software as a medical device), SiMD (Software in a medical device), firmware, software, apps, OS, drivers) related hazards 🔗 WG 41 link

• WG 42 – Electrical hazards 🔗 WG 42 link

• WG 43 – Mechanical hazards 🔗 WG 43 link

• WG 44 – Thermal and fire hazards 🔗 WG 44 link

Other Fragments CD1s & CD2 have recently published – clock ticking 🕰 to get your comments in:

• Fragment 11 – WG 47: Electromagnetic exposure hazards (not optical or ionizing but including SAR) 🔗 WG 47 link CD2, closes 29 August

• Fragment 10 – WG 46: Ionizing radiation hazards 🔗 WG 46 link CD1, closes 5 September

• Fragment 12 – WG 48: Electromagnetic disturbances (including wireless coexistence) 🔗 WG 48 link CD1, closes 5 September

The early pack of CD1 Fragments released late last year

Fragments 1–4 and 11 from WG 37–40 & WG 47 were released as CD1 back on December 6, 2024, with comments closing February 28, 2025. You can still access them if you’re a National Committee member for SC62A or a WG participant. If not, consider joining — this is a major transformation, and early awareness = better preparation. 🔗 Access link

Here’s a handy summary table of the IEC 60601 Fragments, their WG #s, their titles, the issue & close dates & more.

Who Should Be Reviewing

  • Design and Systems engineers
  • Risk management experts/leaders
  • Electrical & mechanical designers
  • Software designers (SaMD/SiMD, firmware, OS)
  • EMC/EMF compliance leads
  • Compliance engineers
  • Regulatory and quality teams
  • Usability & human factors engineers
  • Test labs
  • Trade Associations
  • Regulators
  • Notified Bodies
  • Other Interested Parties

✅ What You Need to Do

  1. Review the Drafts & the 4th ed. Design & Architecture Specs Now • Assign key experts by hazard/WG • Map against your design controls: Design Spec • Understand the architecture spec: Architecture Spec
  2. Track IEV Part 880 Terms • Stay aligned with the evolving definitions: Terms & Definitions
  3. Analyze Impact to Products • Run gap assessments • Identify implications for design, testing, and documentation
  4. Submit Comments • Through your National Committees (ANSI, BSI, DIN, etc.) • Clear, technically sound feedback = meaningful influence
  5. Update Design & Risk Inputs • Don’t wait for the final version to start aligning
  6. Integrate Into Product Roadmaps • Work with R&D, QA/RA, and exec sponsors • Flag projects needing early adaptation
  7. Engage the Right Experts • Join WGs or partner with someone who’s inside (👋) • Stay active – your input now shapes what becomes final
  8. Invest in Training • Get smart now to avoid surprises later

📎 Don’t wait for the FDIS – get involved now or get caught off guard later.

Need help with standards?

We provide support for your design and development process for regulatory submissions.? Eisner Safety Consultants can help by

  • Assisting with strategic compliance planning for your medical electrical product lines,
  • Providing regulatory support when FDA or a regulator asks technical questions on your submission.
  • Identification of applicable standards, laws, regulations, guidances, and directives up front to support your design process effectively.
  • Design Documentation Reviews providing expert analysis supporting the design development process to avoid unnecessary design and development delays.
  • We provide EU, US, and other countries regulatory requirement reviews of standards, laws, directives, and guidance.
  • Providing support with Swiss MedDO, EU MDR, clinical evaluation assessment, NB remediation, STEDs, and more.
  • Interfacing with test houses for medical safety, EMC and arrange other testing.

Feel free to schedule a web meeting with Leo or contact us.

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Join me, Leo Eisner, The IEC 60601 Guy, as I lead an interactive and fun workshop at the 10X Medical Device Conference in Newport Beach, Ca on May 7 – 8, 2025. Turn Medical Device Standards into Your Competitive Advantage, and discover practical strategies to leverage standards, avoid costly errors, and accelerate your product development cycle.

Don’t make the 5 costly mistakes companies make with Medical Device Standards. Learn from the IEC 60601 Guy himself.:

  • Late Identification of Applicable Standards: Leads to expensive redesigns and delayed timelines
  • Ignoring Expert Standards Guidance: Results in regulatory rejections and costly resubmissions
  • Unprepared Risk Management File for Testing: Risks unnecessary costs due to lack of strategic planning for compliance.
  • Unprepared Regulatory Submissions: Leads to costly setbacks and market-entry delays
  • Underestimating Education and Training: Creates knowledge gaps, increasing errors and compliance risks.

I want to thank Sean Smith and his team from 10X for all his help and dedication for putting on this event. He is doing an amazing job and please contact him if you are interested.

Need help with standards?

We provide support for your design and development process for regulatory submissions.? Eisner Safety Consultants can help by

  • Assisting with strategic compliance planning for your medical electrical product lines,
  • Providing regulatory support when FDA or a regulator asks technical questions on your submission.
  • Identification of applicable standards, laws, regulations, guidances, and directives up front to support your design process effectively.
  • Design Documentation Reviews providing expert analysis supporting the design development process to avoid unnecessary design and development delays.
  • We provide EU, US, and other countries regulatory requirement reviews of standards, laws, directives, and guidance.
  • Providing support with Swiss MedDO, EU MDR, clinical evaluation assessment, NB remediation, STEDs, and more.
  • Interfacing with test houses for medical safety, EMC and arrange other testing.

Feel free to schedule a web meeting with Leo or contact us.

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👉 ISO TC 210 WG2 met in Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 on 4 – 5 March 2025.

👉 WG2 meeting focused primarily on resolving the National Committees (NCs) comments received on the ISO/DIS 20417, 2nd ed.

  • Thx to the hard work of our fearless Project Leader, doing a huge amount of prep work just prior to the WG meeting.
  • WG was able to review and resolve all the comments.
  • Next step will be to circulate for FDIS ballot ISO/FDIS 20417, 2nd ed., that the NCs will vote on.

Changes proposed:

👉 Add reference to transport and storage symbols for environmental conditions for packaging to distinguish between transport and storage environmental conditions.

  • Updated sub-cl 6.5.3 a) new sub items 2) & 3) with symbols for transport and storage – Special Section 👇 not included in LinkedIn Post 👇
  • These symbols for transport is Symbol 3869 from ISO 14617-14:2004 (link goes to the ISO online browsing platform) and for storage is Symbol 2066 from ISO 14617-7:2002
  • This has been something I have been developing for more than a year with TC 210/ WG3 and also IEC 60601-1, 4th ed., IEC TC 62/SC 62A/WG38 with a small team. At the Tokyo meeting TC210 / WG3 we have set up a task team to look at the proposed symbols for transport, storage and operation (operation was not included in ISO 20417 as no comment was provided). WG3 task team has not met yet so unable to share the proposed symbols from WG3 perspective at this time.

    IEC TC 62/SC 62A/WG38, Fragment 2, (IEC 60601-1, 4th ed. – learn more about it) 62A/1630/CD was issued Dec 6 2024 and was closed for comments on Feb 28 2025. We are meeting in Arlington, Virginia at the AAMI offices to work on the comments March 30 – April 4, 2025. The two symbols above are part of the symbols that are in the CD and there are additional ones including one for operating IEC 60417‑6090:2012 and transient IEC 60417-5184:2002 environmental conditions, and indoor use IEC 60417-5957:2004. Some combination of the environmental conditions such as temperature, humdity, and atmospheric pressure will need to be combined as applicable to operation, storage and transport. Trainsient is a special condition. Please refer to the CD to understand the usage of the symbols.

👉 Deleted 6.1.2 d) 1) (Change from “EC Rep” to “XX Rep”)

  • Align with update of ISO 15223-1:2021/A1:2025 published March 3, 2025 with “EC Rep” changed to “XX Rep” (5.1.2).
  • 6.1.2 d) 1) previously stated: “When using symbol 5.1.2 from ISO 15223-1:—, the ‘EC’ may be replaced by the 2-letter or 3-letter country code given in ISO 3166-1.”

👉  Added concept of “applicable policy”

  • New 3.3 definition.
  • Aligns with 1/2634/CDV of IEC 60050-880, 1st ed, term 880-17-02) & about 20 additions in the normative text to “applicable policy” making those requirements based on what the authority having jurisdiction requires so more flexible.

👉 Changed from “production control” to “production control identifier”

  • Make clearer the definitions of lot number, lot code, batch code, batch number, serial number, & other options noted in 5.9 of ISO 20417, 1st ed. (will be 5.8 ISO 20417, 2nd ed.)

👉 The requirements related to commercial product name were deleted as they were duplicative of the catalogue number requirements.

👉 Deleted 4 b)

  • The previous 4 b) roughly says: Normatively referenced edition of a standard in ISO 20417, ed., the manufacturer may substitute with a more current version provided by the manufacturer provided they can demonstrate the residual risk remains acceptable and is comparable to the residual risk that results from applying the normatively referenced document.
  • The normative referenced standards in the new draft FDIS are undated or dated.  Undated references are required to be the most recent copy of the standard and the dated ones are required to be the dated version.  ISO 15223-1 is the only dated normative referenced standard and references ISO 15223-1:2021 and ISO 15223-1:2021/AMD 1:2025 (ISO format requirements) in the draft FDIS.

👉 HAS Consultant comments received late, added to collated comments, and resolved. JTC3 will prepare updated Annex Zs for addition to the FDIS

👉 updated the normative references

  • Informative referenced standards (“should ” or “see standards” statement) were moved to the bibliography
  • Dropped ISO 16142-1 & -2 standards as both were withdrawn

👉 Delete former informative Annexes D, F, G and H;

  • Annex D – Cross reference between the document and the requirements considered
  • Annex F – Reference to the essential principles (ISO 16142-1:2016 & ISO 16142-2:2017 – both withdrawn)
  • Annex G – Reference to the general safety and performance requirements for medical devices (Was previous corresponding list of GSPRs to the EU MDR list but will be replaced by Annex ZA#)
  • Annex H – Reference to the general safety and performance requirements for IVD medical devices (Was previous corresponding list of GSPRs to the EU IVDR list but will be replaced by Annex ZB#)
  • # Annex ZA & ZB The FDIS will include Annex ZA & ZB prepared by JTC3 but not the final ISO publication.

Need Help?

Need help with 60601 series standards including EMC? Eisner Safety Consultants can assist with strategic compliance planning for your medical electrical product lines, provide support when FDA or a regulator asks questions for a submission. We deal with EU, US, and other country regulatory requirements, standards, laws, directives, and guidances. Our team also provides support with Swiss MedDO, EU MDR, clinical evaluation assessment, NB remediation, STEDs, and more. We work with many test labs for medical safety, EMC and can arrange other testing, as well. Feel free to schedule a web meeting with Leo or contact us.

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Join us for the fifteenth 10x Medical Device Conference on May 7 to 8, 2025 – Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, CA

What’s 10x 2025 about you ask?

  • The focus is on building meaningful relationships and tackling real challenges
  • Move through key stages of the MedTech lifecycle. Each workshop station focuses on critical topics such as:
    • Regulatory Pathways
    • Cybersecurity
    • Engineering
    • Product Development
    • Market Access
    • Reimbursement
    • Commercialization

Join experts Carrie Britton, Matthias Fink, Sean Smith, Jan Gates, Angelina Lisandrelli, Jose Bohorquez, and others experts for a journey through the MedTech lifecycle – from ideation to marketed product. Each workshop represents a stage of this journey, offering opportunities to collaborate, ask questions, and exchange expertise.

Thank you, Sean for including me on this impressive list of experts for 10x this year!

Looking forward to seeing you in Newport Beach, CA. – Seats are limited

Join us for this very personalized experience and Joe Hage‘s Ice Cream Social

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